In a book about school partnerships due to be published this month by the ASCL, the head teachers' union says unpublished government research shows such links can turn around failing schools.
John Dunford, general secretary of the ASCL, said the findings showed partnerships were a much better way of tackling underperforming schools than the government's Fresh Start approach, which involves shutting down failing schools.
"School-to-school support produces faster improvement and is much more cost effective. We know this because the government's own research has found it to be true," he said.
The ASCL's book, Achieving More Together, was written by Robert Hill, a former adviser to Tony Blair.
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